Mechanism for separating gas from liquids.



I G. L. MGINTOSH. MECHANISM FOR SEPARATING GAS FROM LIQUIDS.

' APPLICATION FILED JUNE 20, 1 912.

1,055,549. Patented Mar. 11,1913.

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Specification of Letters Patent. I Patented Mar. 11,1913.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnome L. MCINTOSH,

of Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mech anism forSeparating Gasfrom Liquids, of which the following 1s a specification.

My invention relates to improvementsin mechanism. or apparatus forseparating gas from liquids, and it consists of a separating device tobe used in connection withpumping mechanism.

The object of the invention herein is to separate gas from liquids, andto collectthe eating and lightin purposes, as well as to constitute astore 0 said gas to be utilized for driving gas engines, or for use inother apparatuses where gas is employed. 1

In my present invention I lead the main discharge pipe from a pump intoa tank of sufiicient capacity to hold any required quangas into a holderandretain it -for use'for tity of'water .or other liquid, such, forinstance, as petroleum, and also to contain a collecting chamber orreceiver, as a gas holder. The receiverhas a discharge pipe for theliquid, and another pipe extends up into the gas holder, from which thegas collected therein passes through into the heating orlighting aparatus, or into the cylind'er or cylinders 0 gas engines wherein it is Iused.

The u is provi ed with two or more flanges of thin metal, or othermaterial, each inclined down wardly, so that the liquid as it issuesfromthe dischar e pipe asses over the upper end of the discharge pipe,and flows down over these inclined flanges ofmetal, dropping at thecircumference of each suchflange on to the next succeeding flange below.In this.

manner, the liquid flows in thin layers out from the discharge pipe overthe succession of flange 4 s, so that it is'spread over a series of thinand extended layers whereby. the gas contained therein in the liquid isfreed and collected in the as chamber.

For the purposes 0 facilitating the action the liquid into thelift-p'peiafrom passing into the pump, I pipe for the gas, coupled atits upper end to I connect. a rge discharge a vacuum pump. The object incase per partof the gas discharge pipe being to provide as large anareaof discharge of the gas as is possible to the vacu-I poses, or fordriving motive power engines,

as will now be set forth in detail.

In the drawin Figure 1 is a vertical section-of the ta and gas holder,for separating gas from liquidls. Fig. 2 is a plan,

' partly in section, of Fig.- 1.

In the drawing 3 is the discharge pi e from the pump, which isled'through t e bottom of atank 4, and to a 'sufiicient height above thelevel of the liquid .5, contained therein, to enable theliquid'todischarge and trickle down over the inclined flanges 6, whichsurround the upper end 'of the pipe. I have shown but three flanges, buta lesseror a greaternumber of such flanges may be used. 1 Y I The tank 4is provided with an overflow ipe. 7 for the discharge of the' liquid.Within the tank t-is an inverted gasbell or holder 8, which is air'orgas tight, the lowerf part of which dips to a sufficient depth into Ythe liquid in the tank 4 to prevent leakage or outflow, of as fromthebell or gas holder 8, excepting trough the gas pipe 9, through whichpipe the gas flows to a reservoir or chamber wherein it maybe stored forlighting or heating purposes, or to a carburetor for being commingledwith air for-operating in the cylinders of explosive engines, or forother p'u oses.

within the gas The head 0; he gas-pipe holder 8 is preferably prov dedwlth a hood or shiel 10.

It will be understood from the foregoing description that this inventionis a separating device, located in the discharge pipe of a pump, whichis lifting either water or any other liquid that contains agas, so thatthe gals, separated from the liquid, may be used for any purposefOIKYVhiChlt is adapted.

Iclaim;

1. In a mechanism for separating gas from I lliquids'fa tank astand-pipe in. said tank through which liquid is forced into the tankthe stand pipe having below its up r on and supported thereonaiplurality o flanges upon or over which, the lquid trickles as it is.discharged from the stand pipe, an overflow pipe, a bell or gasnolder'located within the tank, a pipe for allowing the escape of gasfrom the bell or gas holder:

2; In a mechanism for separating a gas from a liquid, a tank, a bell forsaid tank,

a stand ipe centrally located within the bottom 0? tank and extendingupwardly into .one being of larger diameter above, an overflow pipe entesaid tank, a plurality 'of fianges carried by said stand pipe, saidflanges. being 'spaced apart and increasing in size'and each ower .ingflush with the side Lemme of said tank, a gas drawbfi' pipe enterin tankand extending a ve the level of the liquid. e

Signed at the city of Los Angeles county of Los Angeles State ofCalifornia, this 4th day of Apigil 1912, in the presence of wit- 20nesses. v

feyEoReE Mc INTOSH.

Witnesses:

EDMUND KAsoLn, J. S. ZERBE.

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